Why Christian Anthropology Needs a Thoroughly Anthropological Turn
Taking its point of departure from experience of the Alder Hey organs scandal, this contribution calls theological anthropology to turn towards social anthropology as a crucial resource for a more adequate understanding of both the context of the realities it speaks about and the people it is addres...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2018]
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Louvain studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 220-237 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theological anthropology
/ Social anthropology
/ Christian life
/ Everyday life
/ Christian ethics
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RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics ZA Social sciences |
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Summary: | Taking its point of departure from experience of the Alder Hey organs scandal, this contribution calls theological anthropology to turn towards social anthropology as a crucial resource for a more adequate understanding of both the context of the realities it speaks about and the people it is addressing, and the contents of its own message. First, the need for social anthropological insights in order to get a more realistic view of our context is illustrated by the case of assisted reproductive technologies. Second, an ethnographical approach is proposed to unfold how the contents of Christian ethics takes shape as Christian human being lived out in the world – explained by reference to Robert Orsi's notion of "lived religion". |
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ISSN: | 1783-161X |
Reference: | Kritik in ""I Exist in Believing" (2018)"
Kritik in "Weaving Theological Anthropology into Life (2018)" |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Louvain studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/LS.41.3.3285314 |